More things repurposed from the kitchen here and here.

Glitter Shakers via Fiskarettes, Sewing kit by Saganaga, Shoe Storage via Martha Stewart, Planter and Mirror by Sweet Paul, Model of San Francisco by Zhan Wang and Skull artwork by Sudobh Gupta via Oddee, Knife art by Farhad Moshiri via Inhabitat
Column Archive: Repurposing
Repurposed Lights from the Kitchen
I’m going to spend a lot of time in the kitchen this weekend. So it’s fitting to take some inspiration from these repurposed lights made from things commonly found in the kitchen.
Spoon Chandeliers via Renest and Rue Magazine, Rolling Pin Sconces via EE Jewelry, Plastic Spoon Chandelier via KitchAnn Style, Tin Pendant Light via Mint Design Blog, Funnel Pendant Light via Sweet Paul, Salt Shaker Lights via Surthrival , Decanter Light via BootsnGus, Grater Pendant Light via LampGoods, Grater Candle Lantern via Style Me Pretty, Colander Pendant Light via Boelie Design, Tin Pendant Light via Flea Market RX.
Repurposing File Cabinets
Images: File Cabinets as Kitchen Island via Oh My Goods, File Cabinets as Planters via DesignSponge, File Cabinets as Desk via Oh My Goods, File Cabinets in Bedroom via Rue Magazine, File Cabinets Under Bed via DesignSponge
Repurposing Books… to make book sculptures

1 via Arts and Dafts 2 via Brown Dress with White Dots 3 via Fun Forever 4 via Swiss Miss 5 via Art and Art Deadlines 6 via Design Milk 7 via Selectism 8 via 1800Recycling 9 via Fun Forever 10 via Fun Forever 11 via Tech E Blog 12 via Oddity Central
Repurposing TVs
BC and I cleaned out our apartment over the holidays. Boy, was it nice to rid ourselves of some of the “stuff” we’d been hanging onto. We got rid of an old TV, a VCR and a DVD player by simply leaving it on the curb. Hopefully, they went to a families who could use it. But here are some other ideas for our old school TV.

TV Storage via Inhabitat, TV Decor via Johnny Vintage, TV Mirror via Color Me Funky, TV Fishtank via Inhabitat
Repurposing Postcards
Raise your hand if you wish you hadn’t thrown out the postcard collection you had as a kid.
Drawer via Ritzy Bee, Hanger via Designsponge, Large Scale Art via Design Indulgences, Installation via Dwellers without Decorators, Laundry via Simply Natural, Gallery via Young House Love, Bulletin Board via Design Indulgences, Hallway by Kimberly Renner
Repurposed Gift Wrap
Hooray! BC and I are heading home for the holidays tonight. I’ve been shipping all my Christmas gifts to NC (because if I check luggage at Christmas there’s no guarantee it’ll arrive it in time) which means… lots of wrapping to be done in the next few days!
Repurposed Paper Grocery Bags via Alisa Burke, Repurposed Newspapers via Country Living, Repurposed Fabric via Poppytalk, Repurposed Music Sheets via Huffington Post, Repurposed Maps via Two Straight Lines, Repurposed Clothespins via Creature Comforts, Repurposed Tins via Daves Garden, Repurposed Cans via Daves Garden, Repurposed Doilies via Renest, Repurposed Buttons via Blue Velvet Chair
Repurposed Snowmen
Twine Snowman via Helen’s Corner Roofing Tin Snowman via JunkFx Vintage Bottle Snowman via The Little Things Recycled newspaper via Vintage Trifles Vintage Globe Snowmen (Aren’t these incredible! I still can’t get over them…) via Emily Henderson Water Bottles and Solar Lights Snowmen via Summer Queen Repurposed Book Snowman via Treasure Trouve Disco Ball Snowman via Glue Gun Crafts Lightbulb Snowmen via Wallace Gardens
Repurposed Christmas Trees
Tree in Vase seen via That Kind of Woman, Post It Tree via Living Etc., Cork Tree via Oenophilia Chronicles, Newspaper Trees via Lovely Indeed, Drum Tree via Renest, Book Shelf Tree via Renest, Lucite and Plaster Tree via Delight by Design
In Full Bloom
Truth is: Your garden can grow just about anywhere. As proven in an image search which revealed blossoms in pants, bras, cars, boats, purses and many other unexpected places.
Well.. not entirely true, if you have a black thumb like moi your garden will only grow a few days before suffering a horrible, completely un-neccesary, brutal death.
Below are my favorite ideas of creative carriers for plants using found and repurposed objects. Just in case you need to keep your bras and pants for… more conventional purposes!











